arrestingn.
/əˈrɛstɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈrɛstɪŋ/ The action of stopping or checking; of seizing or apprehending by legal authority.
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the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation
arrestc1400
stanchingc1400
arresting1424
cessing1512
stay1537
surceasing1553
staying1563
cohibition1586
intercepting1598
interception1611
stoppage1657
arrestation1793
arrestment1836
stemming1914
turn-off1967
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun]
attachmenta1325
arresting1424
arrest1440
arrestment1474
restc1500
attach1508
attaching1515
deprehension1527
prehension1534
apprehending1563
apprehension1577
cog-shoulder1604
caption1609
deprension1654
nap1655
arrestation1792
body-snatching1840
shoulder-tap1842
collar1865
fall1883
nicking1883
cop1886
pinch1900
pickup1908
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [noun] > seizing lands or goods > attachment of person or property for debt
arresting1424
restc1500
diligence1568
personal diligence1700
personal executiona1768
the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion
arrestc1385
stop1544
checkc1555
stoppage1775
pull-up1834
arrestment1836
arresting1849
fetch-up1866
hold-back1888
seize-up1912
1424 Act Jas. I (1597) §7 Gif sik persones takis ony skaith in the arreisting of them.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 14/1 A~reste or a-restynge, arestacio.
1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. xxxii. sig. F9v If they escape arresting.
1630 J. Taylor Wks. ii. 131/2 Writs, Warrants, and Attachments, Arestings.
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 125 It is but the arresting upon the stone work of a stem or two of the living flowers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
arrestingadj.
a. That arrests; that takes hold of the attention; striking.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]
catching?a1430
vive1528
fascinating1618
affecting1665
amusing1695
uptaking1737
striking1752
interesting1768
arresting1792
frappant1797
riveting1800
engrossing1820
enchaining1823
arrestive1834
alive1844
vivid1853
seizing1865
absorptive1881
absorbative1893
gripping1896
intriguing1909
attention-getting1917
grippy1921
head-turning1938
gimmicky1957
compulsive1961
spellbinding1978
stunty1981
1792 S. Rogers Pleasures Mem. ii. 104 He, whose arresting hand divinely wrought Each bold conception.
1843 J. H. Newman Ess. Miracles 152 This most solemn and arresting occurrence.
1883 R. Noel in Contemp. Rev. Nov. 714 One of Browning's most..arresting poems.
b. Aeronautics. That stops or checks aircraft. Cf. arrester n. 1d.
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society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [adjective] > that arrests aircraft on landing
arresting1936
1936 M. W. Burgess Warships To-day ii. 48 A touch on the arresting wires..and slowly the aeroplane comes to rest.
1951 Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (B.S.I.) iii. 25 Arresting gear, a device, usually installed in aircraft carriers, for bringing an aircraft to rest.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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n.1424adj.1792